A recent inspection by the Mental Health Commission found that the Cois Dalua centre run by Nua Healthcare was 97% compliant, but one high risk issue of non-compliance was identified in relation restraint of two separate residents.

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH) has strongly urged anyone who is due a booster, or who is unsure of their vaccine status, to check as soon as possible by contacting HSELive on 1800 700 700.

"The burden this places on the staff that are working in these teams is huge.”

The Cork-Kerry region is one of seven pilot sites for ValueCare, an EU Horizon 2020-funded project that is investigating how technology can promote self-management and lifestyle coaching as people grow older.

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A HIQA inspection report regarding Cope Foundation’s ‘Cork City North 5’ facility found eight issues of non-compliance at the centre currently home to 24 adults with intellectual disabilities.

Camhs services are designed for children and adolescents presenting with moderate to severe mental health disorders.

Mr Buckley was able to jump waiting lists at home under the cross-border directive, a decade-old scheme which allows patients from any EU country to avail of treatment in another EU country.

This year marks the 15th staging of the Cork City Marathon which made its successful in-person return last June

A spokesperson for Cork Kerry Community Healthcare (CKCH) said there is “regret that young people cannot always access the CAMHS service as quickly as they, or we, would like”.

"The staff in the hospitals also need our support, they are desperate for change." 

Bantry-based GP Paul O’Sullivan said pharmacists and GPs are currently liaising with one another to detect suspicious behaviour linked to medication stockpiling.

“There is only one acute mental health services unit in the whole of West Cork,” said Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns.

HSE Head of Drugs And Alcohol Services in Cork and Kerry David Lane said there have been significant developments in Cork’s war against heroin

In a statement from the union yesterday, SIPTU said representatives have written to management of the unit regarding the concerns, calling for a "comprehensive plan" to be put in place

Councillor Liam Quaide raised the issue at a full council meeting in the latter months of 2022 and he received a reply at the first full council meeting of the year from the Department of Social Protection.

A supervised injecting facility (SIF) is a clean, safe, healthcare environment where people can inject drugs, obtained elsewhere, under the supervision of trained health professionals, according to the HSE.

It comes as there were 64 patients waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed across Cork City on Friday morning.

Cork North Central TD Thomas Gould condemned the HSE’s delay in advertising the position once it knew the post would become vacant.

The HSE has formally withdrawn their appeal and has agreed to accept a revised condition to the registration of the inpatient centre

Sharon Piper, who runs Sharon Piper’s Merry Go Round Events, said her eight-year-old daughter Libby Marah had to miss out on Christmas due to the severe respiratory issues brought on by asthma.

Amid a rise in Covid-19, influenza, and other respiratory illnesses, GPs have been experiencing significant increase in demand.

"They’re not getting the proper medical care as long as they’re on trolleys parked in a corridor.

President of the Irish Pharmacy Union, Dermot Twomey, who owns CarePlus Pharmacy in Cloyne, expressed deep concern for the industry which he said is seriously under resourced at an extremely challenging time.

It comes as Cork University Hospital (CUH) recorded the highest number of Covid-19 admissions across the country for the third consecutive day.

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“The union and our members are very clear that when you put patients on wards on trolleys you actually exacerbate the problem." 

The re-opening of schools and childcare facilities this week creates an environment for increased respiratory virus transmission.

Treatment costs, Ms Twomey reiterated, can be astronomical for people from all walks of life.

The Blarney youngster, who uses a wheelchair, also has intellectual disabilities.

She is also reminding all of us who have older family members or neighbours of the importance to make time to check in with them regularly.

2022 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding according to the INMO’s Trolley Watch figures.

The report shows that 33% of adults in Ireland reach the target of consuming five or more portions of fruit or vegetables a day.

“At the end of each year, those of us who work in organ donation and transplantation wish to acknowledge our donors, both living and deceased.”

Pat O’Leary, has been caring for Catherine in his home for eight years and has highlighted the need for a generator as one of the newest hurdles they face.

Dr John Sheehan, of Blackpool Bridge Surgery, has admitted that doctors are finding it challenging to persuade people to attend hospitals for further treatment due to the high numbers of patients being recorded on trolleys in recent weeks.

A CORK GP has shared advice on how people can stay as safe as possible this Christmas and help to stop the spread of infections.

"Daytime general practice is collapsing, and there is a spillover into the night services as a result.

“As a direct result of insufficient nursing capacity, one pupil has not attended school since the mid term break,” principal Anne Hartnett said.

Leo Varadkar, who had a scheduled meeting with HSE management on Friday, said overtime should also be used to minimise the suffering and inconvenience to patients

“My heart goes out to the family, the school, and all the students and teachers.”

There are now over 60 people hospitalised with Covid-19 in Cork hospitals, a significant increase in the numbers hospitalised with the virus earlier this week.

The four transport companies presented the defibrillators to the three first responder groups at Coláiste Éamann Rís.

Eye care services in Cork have come under the microscope over the past 12 months or so amid large waiting lists and delays in opening new pathways of care.

According to the INMO’s TrolleyWatch figures, there were 71 patients on trolleys in the emergency department at Cork University Hospital (CUH) on Tuesday morning.

Over 760 patients are waiting without a bed in Irish hospitals today, with fully 10% of that number in CUH.

“We need to match up the infrastructure to ensure the access points both in and out are feasible for everyone.”

Professor Conor Deasy said GP out-of-hours services and emergency departments will be busier than ever this Christmas, with the recent cold weather also leading to presentations.

It said his appointment follows an “open, competitive selection process”.

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